Newsletter Xagena

Uveitis-related ocular hypertension: clinical profile

The clinical and demographic profile of uveitis-related ocular hypertension ( OHT ) was studied and risk factors predisposing to development of ocular hypertension in uveitis were evaluated.

Two hundred patients ( 200 eyes ) with uveitis were evaluated for type of uveitis and the presence of ocular hypertension [ intraocular pressure ( IOP ) more than 21 mmHg ].
All patients underwent a complete ophthalmic examination and appropriate systemic evaluation.

Patients with ocular hypertension were started on appropriate antiglaucoma medication and were followed up for minimum of 6 months.
Forty-two eyes ( 21% ) were found to have ocular hypertension. Anterior uveitis alone was seen in 22 ( 52.4 % ), granulomatous uveitis was seen in 8 ( 19.1% ) eyes, while 13 eyes ( 30.9% ) had active uveitis.

On multiple logistic regression, age greater than 60 years ( p=0.025 ), peripheral anterior synechiae ( PAS ) more than 180° ( p=0.029 ), and steroid use ( p less than 0.001 ) were found to have significant association with ocular hypertension.